Literary Fiction
Aging salesman Willy Loman confronts his failures and delusions amid family strife in 1940s America.
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Aging salesman Willy Loman confronts his failures and delusions amid family strife in 1940s America.
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The blood of Willy Lohman flows in all of us. The story of the salesman who wanted more for his sons than he knew how to get, who harmed them through his well-meaning dreams but atoned with his life, is at least in part the story of all of us. That is why it is one of the most overwhelming successes of the modern American theatre.--back coverAlso contained in: - Arthur Miller's Collected Plays - [Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, T...
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Romance & sex
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Brief mentions of an extramarital affair; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Mild verbal confrontations and implied off-stage death; no graphic depictions.
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity like 'damn' and 'hell' in dialogue.
Substance use
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Casual alcohol consumption by adult characters; not glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central critique of the American Dream, capitalism, and societal expectations of success.
Self-harm / suicide
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Pervasive suicide ideation; protagonist's on-page planning and implied off-stage completion central to plot.
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional and psychological abuse within family; protagonist's delusions cause suffering for sons.
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